Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop at the Wisconsin Products Pavilion at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis., on Friday.

Written by

The Star Press

President Barack Obama rode a wave of support into the White House on a promise of hope and change.

Four years later, little has changed and hope is not much more than an afterthought. Partisanship, a stagnant economy and a divided nation didn't originate during the Obama campaign, but neither did it dissipate. If anything, it has grown. That's not the change voters were looking for in 2008.

To use Obama's former catchphrase, change is what's needed to jump start the American economy. That change is more likely to happen under former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. ...